星期一：喜乐——爱的果子

圣灵所结的果子，就是仁爱，喜乐，和平，忍耐，恩慈，良善，信实，温柔，节制。这样的事，没有律法禁止。 加拉太书5:22-23

让我们了解一下全球的水果

猕猴桃

猕猴桃有着浅棕色的外皮和橄榄形的形状。猕猴桃可以生吃，也可以榨汁，添加到烘焙的食物中，或者被用作调料或装饰摆盘。首次发现猕猴桃的生长是在中国 。20世纪初期，传教士把这种水果带到新西兰，并用当地岛屿上一种不会飞的小鸟“kiwi”来命名。

尽管猕猴桃是中国和新西兰本土的水果，它还可以在任何常年温暖的地方生长。它们喜欢阳光，在阳光明媚的墙壁上生长得最好。睡前1小时吃两个猕猴桃会帮助你入睡得更快，更甜，第二天醒来也会觉得休息得更好。

今天的属灵果子是喜乐

加拉太书5:22-23写道：圣灵所结的果子，就是仁爱，喜乐，和平，忍耐，恩慈，良善，信实，温柔，节制。这样的事，没有律法禁止。 加拉太书5:22-23

闭上眼睛想一想你充满喜乐的时候。也许是见到久别的爱人，也许是吃到了最爱的冰淇淋，也许甚至不是生日的时候，收到了一束气球或一束花的惊喜；也许你在工作上得到了升迁，又或是你的孩子出生了，或收养了一个孩子，现在你觉得被洋溢着喜乐感觉充满了吗？

网络词典把喜乐定义为：“由特别好的或令人满意的事情引起的极度愉悦情感或幸福的情绪；强烈的快感；亢奋。”另一个定义是：“强烈愉悦或愉悦的来源及成因，高度重视或赞赏的某物或某人。”

这些对喜乐的定义简直令人愉快和美妙。然而，因耶稣在你心中所经历独一无二的体验，这样的喜乐远是超越当下的。可以肯定的是，无论别人如何对待我们，此般的喜乐都会伴随着我们。这种喜乐不是仅浮于表面，而且一直伴随着我们，因为我们被基督的灵充满。

这就是耶稣在对门徒说的时候所指的那种喜乐：“我对你们讲这些话，是要叫我的喜乐在你们里面，使你们的喜乐充满”（约 15:11）。

这是一种深深植根于我们内心的喜乐，让我们可以用喜乐的态度照亮一个房间。我们可以让周围的人快乐，我们的态度会给他人带来希望。尽管我们正经历着挑战，但我们的生活充满了喜乐，我们却能积极向上，鼓励自己和他人。

今天的许多研究表明，笑声和积极的情绪可以减轻疼痛并减少焦虑。心理健康专家表示，如果您感到压力，请安排一些时间进行快乐和有趣的活动，它会提高你压力恢复、对抗疾病、解决问题和灵活思考的能力。智者所罗门告诉我们：“喜乐的心，乃是良药。忧伤的灵，使骨枯干。 ”（箴17:22）。

怀爱伦分享了关于如何培养和保持喜乐态度的敬虔忠告：“家可能是平淡无奇的，但它可以永远是一个说欢快的言语和做善事的地方，在那里礼貌和爱常驻客人……只要心中怀有上帝的爱，哪里就会有平安，就会有光明和喜乐。” （复临信徒之家，第 18、19 页）。

今天就为你的家庭选择喜乐的果子。唱快乐和敬拜的歌曲，让上帝的灵以祂的永恒喜乐充满你的心，帮助你创造一个天使喜欢居住的住所。

祷告：

亲爱的上帝，真好，知道您这么地关心我们，这使我们欢欣雀跃。请帮助我们感恩您供应的每日福气，并在任何境遇中寻得喜乐。  奉耶稣的名求 ，阿门。

 喜乐果子小活动

你需要准备：

纸张和绘画材料（可随意）

活动提示：

• 鼓励你的小组或家人回想他们感到幸福喜乐的时刻
• 让每个人表演哑剧（只做动作不说话）让家人猜
• 享受一起做有趣的活动
• 或者每个人把能帮助他们觉得喜乐的事写下或画下来
• 说说上星期发生的最快乐的事情，并感恩上帝

圣经经文活动

你需要准备：

• 漂浮的球、气球或又轻又软的物体，用来互相抛掷
• 结实的充气气球——尽量找到带有笑脸的黄色气球(或用纸或卡片剪出气球的形状)
• 如果你用气球请使用永久性记号笔，如果用卡纸或纸张请用其他笔

活动提示：

• 一起练习说出或唱出经文
• 围着球站成一圈。第一个拿着球的人说出经文的第一个字，然后把球扔给其他人，接到球的人说出经文的第二个字后扔给下一个人，以此类推。
• 继续进行，直到说完整个章节。重复这个游戏每次都比之前玩得再快一点。
• 找出圣经中关于喜乐的经文。用永久性记号笔把经文写在气球上。
• 也可以在剪好的气球上写下喜乐的经文。

一起讨论的问题

• 因为…… 所以喜乐是圣灵的果子
• 当……时，耶稣表现出了喜乐
• 圣经中的人物在……时表现出了喜乐
• 在我难过时，当别人……实在地帮助到了我
• 让我觉得开心的事情是 ……
• 这个星期的……时我觉得很开心
• 当我们的家庭……时我们经历了更大的喜乐
• 我们可以…… 彼此分享喜乐
• 祷告：上帝感谢你，这周……我们经历了喜乐

弟兄姐妹们，我们想通过本平台分享更多国外本会优质影像资料。因为人手有限，希望招募一些志同道合的主内同工，做英文视频字幕翻译，视频字幕合成制作，视频中文配音，配音对轨制作。有意者请留言输入“义工申请”。以马内利！

MONDAY

Joy:  A fruit of love

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.” -Gal 5:22-23

Let’s learn about fruit from around the World:

KIWI

Kiwi fruit has light brown skin with an oval-like shape. Kiwi can be eaten raw, turned into a juice, added to baked goods, or used to season and garnish food dishes. The kiwi fruit was first found growing in China. At the beginning of the twentieth century, missionaries brought the fruit to the island of New Zealand, where it received its name “kiwi” after the small flightless bird native to the island.

Although Kiwi fruit is native to China and New Zealand, it can be grown anywhere the climate is consistently warm. They love sunshine and grow best against a sunny wall. Eating two kiwi fruits an hour before bedtime will help you fall asleep quicker, sleep more soundly, and feel better rested when you wake up in the morning.

TODAY’S SPIRITUAL FRUIT IS JOY

Galatians 5:22 and 23 recites: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.”

Close your eyes and think of a time when something filled you with joy. Perhaps it was seeing a loved one after not seeing them for a while or eating your favorite ice cream or receiving a surprise bouquet of balloons or flowers and it wasn’t even your birthday. Maybe you received a promotion at work, or it was the birth or adoption of your child? Do you feel the flood of happy emotions filling your soul right now?

Dictionary.com defines joy as: “the emotion of great delight or happiness caused by something exceptionally good or satisfying; keen pleasure; elation.” Another definition offered is: “a source or cause of keen pleasure or delight, something or someone greatly valued or appreciated.”

These definitions of joy are simply delightful and wonderful. Yet, what makes the joy that comes from having Jesus in your heart an exceptional and unique experience is that it goes beyond the moment. To be sure, this kind of joy stays with us regardless of what someone may or may not do for us. This joy is not on the surface only; rather, one that remains with us because we are filled with the Spirit of Christ.

This is the kind of joy Jesus was referring to when He said to the disciples, “These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full” (Jn 15:11).

It is a joy that is embedded deep within us so that we can brighten a room with a joyful attitude. We can make others happy to be around us and our attitude gives hope to others. Despite what challenges we are experiencing, our lives are filled with joy, and we can be positive and filled with encouragement for ourselves and for others.

Many studies today show that laughter and positive emotions decrease pain and can reduce anxiety. Mental health experts say if you are feeling stressed, schedule a little time for joyful and fun activities, it will boost your ability to bounce back from stress, fight disease, solve problems and think flexibly. The wiseman Solomon tells us: “A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones” (Prov 17:22).

Ellen White shares godly counsel about how to develop and keep an attitude of joy when she offers: “The home may be plain, but it can always be a place where cheerful words are spoken and kindly deeds are done, where courtesy and love are abiding guests…Wherever the love of God is cherished in the soul, there will be peace, there will be light and joy.” (The Adventist Home, pp. 18, 19).

Choose the fruit of joy in your family today. Sing songs of gladness and worship as you allow the Spirit of God to fill your hearts with His everlasting joy, helping to create a space where angels love to dwell.

Pray:

Dear God, how great it is to know that you care so much about us. It makes us leap for joy! Help us appreciate the daily blessings that you provide and find joy in every situation. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Fruitful Joy Activity

You will Need:

• Paper and drawing materials (optional)

Instructions:

• Encourage everyone in your group or family think about a time when they feel happy and joyful.
• Then ask each person to mime (act out without words) the time when they feel joyful for the rest of the family to guess.
• Enjoy doing this funny activity together
• Alternatively, everyone can write or draw something that helps them to feel joyful.
• Talk about the happiest things that happened in the last week and thank God for them.

Questions to Talk About Together

• Being joyful is a fruit of the Spirit because…
• Jesus showed joy when…
• Other Bible characters who showed joy were…
• When I am sad it really helps me when others…
• Some things that make me feel joyful are…
• I was joyful this week when…
• We can experience more joy in our family by…
• We can share joy with others by…
• Pray: Thank You, God, that we experienced joy this week when…

Bible Verse Activity

You will need:

• A foam ball, balloon, or other soft and light object that you can throw to each other
• Strong inflatable balloons – yellow balloons with smiley faces if you can find them (or cut balloon shapes out of paper or cardstock)
• Permanent marker pens if you are using balloons, or other pens if you are writing on cardstock or paper

Instructions

• Practice saying the Bible verse together. Or sing it together.
• Then stand in a circle with the ball or balloon. The person holding the ball says the first word of the verse and then throws the ball to any other person. The person who catches the ball says the second word in the verse, before throwing it to another person who says the third word, etc.
• Continue until you have completed the verse and the reference. Repeat the activity trying to complete the verse faster each time.
• Then search your Bibles for other verses about joy. Use permanent marker pens to write these joy verses on the balloons, and then hang them up in your home.
• Or write the joy verses on your cut-out balloons instead.